NBA finalists hold secrets close in personnel chess match

NBA finalists hold secrets close in personnel chess matchWith the best-of-seven NBA Finals heading into Sunday's Game 5 at Oracle Arena knotted 2-2, the Warriors and Cavaliers are protecting their game plans as if they were state secrets.The coaches set the tone, and the players followed suit during Saturday's media availability.Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said.Unfortunately, the dynamics are pretty tricky, so if I say anything, I'm guessing it might get back to David (Blatt).Blatt, the Cavaliers' head coach, countered with: "I'm not going to sit here and give away too, too much."The most-pondered question is whether the Warriors will stick with the small-ball lineup they used in Game 4 or if they will return to the starters who went 50-7 during the regular season and danced into the Finals without much adversity."We have so many weapons that we're able to make decisions like that," Warriors point guard Stephen Curry said.Cleveland forward LeBron James has seen Finals opponents make similar lineup changes in 2011 and 2014.Because you aren't really sure if a team will continue with its lineup swap or revert to what got it to the championship round, James said making counter...